St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-22
O. That's What Should Be Done With the
Legislators Who Chatter About
Postage Stamps.
DOnnelly and Hill in Pleasant Confab--
The Embarrassing Predicament of
Representative Low.
Banker Keller Fights for the Poor
Depositor, and Senator Hall
Filings the Gauntlet.
A Challenge to Democrats to Search
Out the Since ures-- Wilson Talks
Upon Taxation.

happy.
Economy impregnated the very atmos-
phere; it looked down from the gallery and
capered up and down the aisles on the main
floor in mad glee; it beamed from the coun-
tenances Of Potter and Keyes. and Jones,
of Redwood, and several other members
who act as watch dogs of the treasury; 1t
bulged out the coat tail pockets OF Mr.
Fathers. In fact large proportion of the
members seemed to be infected. and it
ragged as an epidemic.
a few dollars worth of postage stamps
and the waste of few hours time was re-
Sponsibe for this spasm which convulsed
the members and led to so much
talk and sticking over parliamentary
usage. MI DOnnelly wanted a bill passed
allowing the members to draw on the chief
clerk for postage III sum not exceeding
$40 each, upon written statement speci-
flying the amount used by each. If a mem
Der only expended 50 or $5 for postage he
only received that amount of money from
the clerk; if he used as much as SO he
could draw that amount; if he expended
$15 or $50 he could only draw $40. This
harmless looking proposition kicked up a
regular circus and occupied the time OF the
house for more than an hour. Several
members objected because it necesSitated
the keeping Of a set # books. Mr.. Potter
said he couldn't for the life of
him tell how many stamps he
had used so far during the session, and he
couldn't, therefore, conscientiously make
statement. Those who coincided with this
view favored an amendment that each mem
Der and employe should receive SO, no
matter how many stamps he used. This
was
BELIEVED TO BE TOO BROAD,
and ''employe' was stricken out and ''elect-
i've officer inserted. Then the struggle be-
tween the two factions began the econo-
mists contending for the Donnelly sliding
scale, and those who were opposed to keep
ing books as StrenuOuSly insisting upon the
adoption of the straight SO proposition.
The fight waXed hot and there was a con-
slant rattle of musketry all along the line.
The $40 scheme was soon slaughtered, and
then there was another wrangle when the
DOnnelly resolution was proposed.
a vote was about to be
taken on it when motion
to indefinitely postpone it was carried by an
almost unanimous vote. The members
were pretty thoroughly diSgusted, and were
evidently glad to get it out of the way. The
reform element made another fight when
the motion to adjourn was made. There
were three propositions offered in about
minute. One was to adjourn to 10 o'clock
Tuesday; another to 10 o'clock Monday,
and third to 10 o'clock TODAY Saturday.
Those who considered it crime to waste
so much valuable time held out for Satur-
day, but they were defeated by vote of As
to 81. The motion to adjourn to Monday
was knocked out, SO to %. and Tuesday, at
10 a. III. was agreed to without much oppo-
sitiOn. These two events served to show
the temper Of the house in regard to the
economy of money and time. The most
important matters of the session were: The
introduction Of female suffrage bill, by
NIr. HendrickSOn; bill to build bridges
over the Mississippi river at st. Cloud and
Monticello; appropriating $40, 900 for the
Marshall county hail sufferers; bill by Mr..
Donnelly to establish the nomenclature of
the Itasca sources of the Mississippi river,
giving black eye to Capt. Glaciers pre-
tensions: bill by Mr.. Potter calling a con-
stitutional convention.
THE ROUTINE GRIND.
Temperance petitions opened the pro-
ceedmgS and then the reports of committees
flooded the speakers desk. The favorable
report Of the committee on military affairs
was adopted on a bill and reSolutiOn-one
relating to badges of the Grand Army of
the Republic and the other relating to the
arrears act.
The committee on judiciary recon-
mended that the following bills do pass
and the house adopted the report:
Providing more efficiently for the taking of
dispositions outside of the state.
Legalizjng certificates relating to fore
closure of mortgages.
Relating to amendment of penal code as to
personal property.
The committee also recommended that the
bill amending sections l26 and 127 of general
laws Of 1878, in relation to towns be referred
to committee on towns and counties
Adopted.
The report of the committee on education,
that the bill relating TO the compulsory edu-
cation of children do pass, was adopted
The soldiers home committee reported
favorably on three bills, II. f. Nos. "a.
139 and 109, and the report was adopted
Mr.. HendrickSon offered resolution ask
ing for the appointment of a committee of
three on the subject of woman suffrage to
sit in conjunction with the like senate com
mittee. Adopted
MI DOnneliy offered a resolution pro-
viding that the members be recompensed
for money expended for postage stamps, in
a sum not TO exceed SO; each member tC
make written statement of the amount tC
which he is entitled. Mr.. Potter moved tC
allow each member $40. There were a
number of amendments and a prolonged
wrangle, and finally the matter was indeti-
nitely postponed.
Bills were then offered as follows:
By Mr. lyerson-Io amend laws relating tC
interpretations.
By Mr.. Mattson-Proposed constitutions
amendment as TO voting requiring residence
Of thirty days in election district.
By Mr.. Plowman-Amending laws of ISIS
relating to civil actions.
BY Mr.. Iverson-To legalize mortgages
made TO partnerships.
BY Mr.. Rogers-Amending laws relating tc
notarieS public.
BY Mr.. Potter--For the protection of life
and property.
ton rs to right of franchise, striking out the
word male"
By Mr. Rogers-To amend laws of 1878 il
relation to deeds. mortgages, etc.
By Mr.. Rogers-To legalize certain lega
instruments and their records, executed il
Canada.
By Mr.. Costello-To amend chapter l16 O.
the laws of 1878.
By Mir. Costello--To amend laws of 1873 il
relation to salary of county attorney.
BY Mr.. Flynn-In relation to Independent
school districts
By Mr.. Potter-Providing for a constitu
tional amendment.
BY Mr.. Sherwood-To amend certain law
in regard TO nuisances.
BY Mr.. Hendrickson-An act relating t.
clerks of district courts
Ry Mr.. Sevatson-Appropriating money Il
build bridge across Des MONIES, in jackson
county.
All of the above bills went to the judici